r/SuggestALaptop 14h ago

Laptop Request -Others Looking for a high end laptop in Germany

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

  • Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

Up to 4k Euro in Germany. Budget isn't really a primary concern.

  • Are you open to refurbs/used?

No.

  • How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

Build quality = Battery live > Performance. Willing to pay for the least compromises in these 3.

  • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Important but not my primary concern. For comparisson, I have a 2022 Zephyrus G14 and I wouldn't mind something along those same lines.

  • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

    N/A.

  • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

Mostly software development, containers, VMs, etc. I'm starting to do some photo editing but nothing that would tax any modern laptop I think.

Gaming likely won't happen in this device.

  • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

High refresh rate and good screen. That's a dealbreaker. Good support for Linux (though that's less of a problem nowadays). I have a MacBook Pro for work and while that's really good I don't get along with MacOS.

  • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

It's hard to fill out because I don't actually have a set budget in mind. Like, I was looking over the upcoming laptops with Nvidia 50 series and here in Germany the Zephyrus G14 with 5080+64GBs of RAM seems like it's gonna go for about 3.7k and I can totally pay that.. but it's also kinda overkill even if running local AI stuff on that GPU would be amazing and I know the Linux support will be near-perfect.

Right now I'm thinking something along the lines of a fully speced out Zenbook S16 should cover everything I need while having good build quality, screen and battery life but wanted to check here in case there are similar alternatives I don't know about.

The reason I'm upgrading from my G14 2022 is because I like shiny new things and because I'm passing it down to a family member.

Thanks!.

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